‘Gondolas’ in the sky to solve Metro Cebu traffic?

Gerard Vincent Francisco 10/02/2018

  TIRED of the seemingly unending traffic on the ground? Try looking up for solutions, literally. Fortunado Sanchez of the Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB) and his daughter, Kim, are offering an interesting way to…

Proponents say aerial transit to complement land transportation

Gerard Vincent Francisco 10/02/2018

Another mode of transportation has been proposed to lessen vehicle traffic in Cebu. Engineers Fortunado and her daughter Kim Sanchez introduced the Aerial Ropeway Transit (ART), a lesser known form of mass transportation during the 888 News…

Davide: Suspension of quarry operations only for 20 days

Gerard Vincent Francisco 09/27/2018

Cebu Provincial Governor Hilario Davide III assured quarry operators that the suspension of their activities will not last for more than 20 days. Davide ordered earlier the suspension of all quarry operations last week after a landslide…

Capitol says Trans-axial Highway now costs 120B

Gerard Vincent Francisco, USJ-R Intern 09/27/2018

Due to the traffic congestion in Cebu, Vice Governor Agnes Magpale is now planning to pursue the implementation of the Cebu Trans-axial Development Project (CTDP). During the Kapihan sa PIA Forum at the Parklane Hotel on Wednesday,…

Magpale seeks implementation of  Cebu Trans-Axial Highway 

Gerard Vincent Francisco 09/26/2018

  Cebu Vice Gov. Agnes Magpale has expressed full support to and calls for the implementation of the proposed Trans-Axial Highway to address the traffic congestion.  The highway, also known as the Cebu Backbone Highway, is a…

Aid continues to pour in for landslide survivors

Delta Dyrecka Letigio, Gerard Vincent Francisco, USJ-R Journalism Interns, Zena V. Magto 09/24/2018

Private donors and organizations continue to provide assistance to survivors of the landslide in Naga City, Cebu. The donations now flood the lobby of Naga City Hall. The city government has established a centralized system of distribution…

Cebu properties looking to become tourism ecozones

Gerard Vincent Francisco 09/21/2018

  A RESORT-CASINO, a mixed-use township, and leisure residences are among the properties in Cebu particularly in Mactan Island that are looking to be designated as tourism enterprise zones (TEZ). Donald Maldonado, Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone…

Price Monitoring Council to step up drive vs manipulators

Gerard Vincent Francisco, USJ-R Intern 09/19/2018

FIVE government agencies will compose the core of the Cebu Provincial Price Coordinating Council (CPPCC) whose main task is to ensure that unscrupulous traders will not exploit the current high inflation rate to jack up the prices…

Business leader to gov’t: Focus on competitiveness

Gerard Vincent Francisco, USJ-R Intern 09/19/2018

CEBU businessmen are encouraging the government to focus on the country’s competitiveness as Congress continues to deliberate on the second package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law. Antonio Chiu, Cebu Chamber of Commerce…

Davide, officials discuss ways to stop overpricing

Gerard Vincent Francisco 09/19/2018

  Officials of the Cebu Provincial Government led by Governor Hilario Davide III converged on Wednesday (September 19) to discuss how to monitor prices in different establishments.  Davide said they want to make sure there would be…

DENR-7 urges more volunteers for International Coastal Clean-up Day

Gerard Vincent Francisco 09/12/2018

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources in Central Visayas (DENR – 7) encourages more volunteers to join the International Coastal Clean-up Day to be held on Saturday (September 15). Around 7,000 individuals have already volunteered, but…

Cops accused of purposely burning house; pension house damaged by fire

Gerard Vincent Francisco 09/05/2018

  The Cebu Provincial Police Office (CPPO) is looking into reports that some policemen set a house on fire in Barangay Tangke in Talisay City on Wednesday (September 5). Chief Inspector Janet Rafter of CPPO said there…

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